Montreal drivers are waking up to a big jump in gas prices. A litre of gas rose to a dollar-thirty-per-litre Thursday morning. Oil prices have hit a two and a half year peak.

The increase is being blamed on the unrest in Libya. Some major oil companies have shut down their operations.

In Libya, Colonel Gaddafi has blamed the current unrest on Osama Bin Laden and Al Quaeda. He says they are exploiting Libya's youth, claiming they are telling them to attack after giving them pills.

It’s definitely a sign of modern times when you can follow the Catholic Church on Twitter.

The newly appointed archbishop of Quebec City and top Catholic official in Canada now tweets on the microblogging website.  53-year-old Bishop Gerald Cyprien Lacroix, pictured here, was formally promoted to archbishop by the Vatican earlier this week.

Rescuers worked to free survivors from the rubble in New Zealand on Wednesday. The historic town of Christchurch was hit with a six-point-three magnitude earthquake during lunchtime on Tuesday. Seventy-five people have died. The death toll is expected to rise.

Read by Emily Brass

Produced by Nikita Smith

Stories by Alina Gotcherian, Michael Moore, Emily Brass, Sarah Deshaies